Miami University
Wright State (Combined Co-ed)
Women's Swimming and Diving Defeats Wright State, 136-107
11/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 10, 2006
OXFORD, Ohio - Sophomore Melissa Roemmele (Lexington, Ky.) swept the boards and the Miami University women's swimming and diving team (4-0; 3-0 MAC) won nine of 13 events as it cruised to a 136-107 win over local rival Wright State Friday afternoon at the Nixon Aquatic Center.
Eight different Miamians posted individual wins in the non-conference dual meet, including Roemmele's sweep of the 1- and 3-meter dives. In diving coach Todd Spohn's final home dual meet with the RedHawks, Roemmele sent the 21-year Miami veteran off in style with a pair of first-place scores on the 1-meter (241.87) and 3-meter (280.20) boards. An 11-time MAC Coach of the Year, Spohn mentored both the men's (Chris Heaton) and women's (Christin Eberst) MAC Diver of the Year last season.
Miami's "A" relay team opened the meet with a strong performance in the 200 medley relay, turning in a first-place time of 1:47.24, but Wright State responded with a victory in the 1,000 freestyle and evened the score at 18-18.
The Radiers made it back-to-back wins as it placed the top two swimmers in the 200 freestyle, but the RedHawks finished with the top three swimmers in the 50 free, including first-place finisher Margaret Patrick (Marietta, Ga.) with a time of 24.10. Sophomore Alyson Schmidt (Maineville, Ohio) and freshman Jenna Long (Yorktown, Ind.) placed second (25.25) and third (25.32) in the event, respectively.
Miami won its second straight event when senior Ashley Seymour (Wilmette, Ill.) clocked in with a first-place time of 2:09.20 in the 200 individual medley, and the RedHawks made it three in a row with Roemmele's first-place score (280.20) on the 3-meter board. The three straight top finishes gave Miami a 12-point lead at 62-50.
The RedHawks' strong swimming continued as sophomore Allison Stevens' (Laurel, Md.) career-best time in the 100 butterfly (57.30) and Diana Zeleznikar's (Rocky River, Ohio) career-best time in the 100 freestyle (52.59) gave Miami five straight first-place finishes. Sophomore Tenley Marsteller (Erie, Pa.) also clocked in with a first-place time in the 100 backstroke (59.34), and Roemmele added a first-place tally (241.87) on the 1-meter board, pushing Miami's advantage to 118-89.
Wright State broke the Miami winning streak with a top finish in the 500 freestyle, and after a Paige Iversen (New Hope, Pa.) victory in the 100 breast (1:06.64), the Raiders closed the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay.
Miami resumes its conference dual meet schedule tomorrow when it faces the defending MAC Champion Eastern Michigan Eagles in its first road meet of the season. The RedHawks hit the pool at 1 p.m. in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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